On Laobei Street in the center of Yuncheng, at the corner of each street, there is a three-story building that was used as a granary by the Shanxi-Sui Army. The headquarters of the 37th Division Commander Anda 23rd was located here.
The Japanese completely occupied Yuncheng at noon the next day.
Although the Jin-Sui army was completely defeated after Yan Laoxi escaped, some stragglers and civilians spontaneously organized to fight guerrillas against the Japanese with the help of fortifications and tunnels...
Since the Eighth Route Army launched tunnel warfare, the Jinsui Army and even the recalcitrant troops have learned to use it on the battlefield. As a result, the Japanese have to clear out tunnels one after another.
Originally, with the strong city of Yuncheng and the tunnels extending in all directions, it would be a piece of cake to defend it for a few months. But war is like this. If the troops don't have the courage to fight, no matter how good the equipment is or how strong the city is, it will be useless...
This is one of the reasons why China had a period of "spiritual atomic bomb".
Because the morale and courage of the troops are very important, and the Chinese army has achieved victory time and time again due to this, and due to the influence of the Mao Xiong, they one-sidedly emphasized the importance of spiritual will and ignored the objective conditions.
The reason why Anda 23 wanted to personally take charge of Yuncheng was because Yuncheng was a key node in this operation, and more importantly, it was easy to defend but difficult to attack.
Last time, the Imperial Army took Yuncheng away from the Eighth Route Army because they underestimated the enemy. As a result, the entire Zhongtiao Mountain and the copper and iron mines were occupied by the Eighth Route Army. More importantly, several divisions stationed in the north of the Yellow River were still in danger.
This time, Anda Twenty-Three did not dare to relax at all.
He said to his adjutant: "The first loss can be said to be underestimating the enemy, but the second loss is nothing. It will become a joke to the whole army and be tied to the pillar of shame!"
Therefore, Anda 23 immediately started organizing Yuncheng's defense as soon as he entered Yuncheng.
The door leading to the railway was sealed directly, and the entire railway was dug out... In fact, the railway had been dug up when the Jinsui Army was stationed. Even the sleepers were picked up by the people and used as firewood, leaving only a road paved with gravel.
Roadbed.
But Anda 23 was still worried. He was worried that the hard road where trains could travel would be used by tanks of the Eighth Route Army.
Anda 23 said: "What if tanks rush into the city from the city gate or from the gap, and then quickly penetrate into the center of Yuncheng along this road? Our army's artillery troops and arsenals will be destroyed.
Strike!”
So without saying a word, he ordered these roads to be dug up and set up with roadblocks, mines or traps.
Then two artillery brigades were deployed in the city and artillery shells were gathered...
Anda Twenty-Three thinks this way:
The Eighth Route Army has tanks, and tanks can attack bunkers and gun towers outside the city. At this time, only artillery can be effective.
Therefore, as long as the artillery is strong enough and has enough shells, Yuncheng will be able to be defended.
Finally, Anda 23 dug anti-tank trenches outside the city and laid out layer after layer of barbed wire... The anti-tank trenches made it impossible for tanks to pass through, and the barbed wire could get caught in the tracks of the tanks, making them unable to move.
The only thing that worried Anda Twenty-Three was the Eighth Route Army's "spray bombs."
In the bright and clean conference room, the adjutant distributed documents one by one to the participating commanders. The entire meeting was silent, and everyone sat upright and motionless, waiting for Anda Twenty-Three's lecture.
Anda 23 stood in front of the Rising Sun Flag and said worriedly to his subordinates: "Everyone, what is being sent to you is the new 'spray cannon' used by the Eighth Route Army!"
Although the Japanese commander below didn't speak, his facial expression was a little weird. The Eighth Route Army actually had "spray cannons". The focus was still on "new type"?
Anda Twenty-Three, perhaps seeing through their thoughts, sternly said: "Asshole, haven't we learned enough lessons from the loss of Yuncheng last time? If we continue to underestimate the enemy like you do, Yuncheng may be lost again, and the imperial army will be in crisis again!
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"Yes!" The subordinates responded one after another, and then carefully looked through the information in front of them.
Anda Twenty-Three introduced: "This is a kind of artillery mounted on a car. It has twelve barrels and can fire twelve rounds of 'spray bombs' in one shot. Just a few of these cannons can fire
The firepower of an artillery brigade or even an artillery regiment is our biggest threat!"
"Your Excellency, Lieutenant General!" Takeo Yamaguchi, commander of the 226th Regiment, asked doubtfully: "Is this kind of injection cannon... more powerful than our army's heavy artillery?"
No wonder Takeo Yamaguchi couldn't believe it. That was the Eighth Route Army. What kind of artillery could they produce? No matter what, they couldn't beat the Empire's heavy artillery!
Adachi Twenty-three replied: "Yamaguchi-kun, the point is that these injector cannons are not on the same plane as our heavy artillery. If they are just for cross-fire, their range and accuracy are definitely not as good as our heavy artillery, but...their troubles
The reason is that the artillery shells can be fired in a short period of time and immediately transferred, and they will have disappeared without a trace before our heavy artillery can react."
After saying this, the Japanese commander understood what was going on.
"This is the equipment I got from the bear!" Takeo Yamaguchi said.
Anda Twenty-Three shook his head and said: "Mao Xiong did have similar equipment when dealing with Hans, but Mao Xiong's can fire sixteen rounds at a time, while the Eighth Route Army can only fire twelve rounds, and the calibers are also different!
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(Note: The first battle of Katyusha was in July 1941. However, it was initially used as a secret weapon on the battlefield. The enemy did not know what kind of weapons they were bombing until later, pilot Hans saw Katyusha firing rockets.
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Anda 23 explained: "If it is the equipment given to the Eighth Route Army by Mao Xiong, there is no need to redesign it at all, so we believe that this is a weapon developed by the Eighth Route Army itself, and its prototype is likely to come from the 'injector' that has not yet been put into service by our army.
bomb'!"
Yamaguchi couldn't help but cursed: "These bastards, things that haven't been put into service in our army have actually been formed in the hands of the Eighth Route Army!"
Anda 23 pointed at the Yuncheng defense map on the wall with his baton and said: "Please see, the key to defending Yuncheng lies in the artillery. As long as the artillery is not suppressed by the enemy, the enemy's tanks will not be able to attack the city. In other words,
Enemy tanks will pay a heavy price if they attack the city. But..."
Anda Twenty-three showed the information in his hand and said: "If the Eighth Route Army has a large number of spray guns, they may suppress our artillery. And if our artillery suffers heavy losses and cannot function, the Eighth Route Army will be able to do what it did last time."
Use tanks to surround Yuncheng. What do you think about this?"
There was an uproar in the conference room. They did not expect that the Eighth Route Army would have such great energy, and that the empire would actually be worried that its artillery would be suppressed.
But of course, the reality is not like this. Anda Twenty-Three is just a precaution.